‘vicious Cycle’ Of Wildfires Accelerates Global Warming

Why Wildfires Are Releasing Centuries of Stored Carbon

The Carbon Time Bomb Hiding Underground Every wildfire is now a ticking time bomb for the global carbon cycle, and we're witnessing something unprecedented in human history. The hotter and more often ... Read More

Study: Wildfires in western U.S. play role in global warming

Wildfires are an increasingly common feature of life in American West, and researchers are working overtime to understand how the resulting smoke affects air quality, human health and climate change. ... Read More

For 1st Time, Fires Are Biggest Threat to Forests’ Climate-Fighting Superpower

Forests play a major role pulling planet-warming carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere. As the world heats up, some forests are becoming emitters in their own right. By Sachi Kitajima Mulkey and Harry ... Read More

'Bigger, hotter, faster': Extreme blazes drive rise in CO₂ fire emissions

Rampant wildfires in the Americas drove a jump in global greenhouse gas emissions from fires in the year to February, new research found Thursday, warning that climate change was fanning the flames. Read More

Carbon dioxide levels in atmosphere climb at record rate to new highs in 2024

Carbon dioxide levels in the atmosphere rose by a record amount to new highs in 2024, locking in yet more long-term global warming, UN experts have warned. The annual update by the World ... Read More